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# Her Move
- URL: https://www.hawkword.com/poetry/her-move/
- Published: 2021-07-10T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2021-07-10T12:00:00.000Z
- Description: Check, she says…
- Author: A. Gee
- Tags: Poetry, Short Poem, Allpoetry Import, #Import 2026-04-25 19:56

Check, she says…

I look at her, and…  
I do not think of her threatening queen  
I do not think of her staunchly defended rooks  
I do not think of her menacing elephantine bishops  
Nor do I think of her armored knights  
I look at her, and all I can think of is…  
Mate, please mate

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**Author notes:** https://allpoetry.com/poem/15986302-chessboard-by-cloudling.